noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Surface Transportation Board, the
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
public
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We were utterly inaccessible by public transportation .
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One particular concern related to public transportation .
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By not letting people use their cars for work-to take public transportation .
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Every neighborhood had a main street for shopping and public transportation .
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The de Young can not wait that long for a reluctant city to build an adequate public transportation system.
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Solution: We arranged for public transportation to shuttle students to campus from a parking lot across town.
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No public transportation is available directly to the park.
■ NOUN
air
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Yet, most of us clamor for cheap, safe air transportation but are quite unwilling to pay for it.
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The postwar history of lighter-than-\#air transportation is littered with failed attempts.
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The price includes air transportation , hotels, some meals and guides.
company
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Retailers, home sellers and transportation companies from airlines to freight haulers saw activity brought to a standstill in the blizzard.
costs
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Local producers can, depending on transportation costs , more readily locate refining and smelting units near small mines.
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What good are 10, 000 pins if they can not be traded because of restrictions or high transportation costs ?
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Landings in Florida save about $ 1 million in transportation costs .
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Transport vehicles are needed, routing issues must be addressed, and of course the transportation costs must be paid.
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In equilibrium this higher marginal revenue exactly offsets transportation costs .
department
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If Casas Adobes voters approve the incorporation, Paez estimates it could cost the transportation department roughly $ 2 million a year.
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This division subsequently began to market the software it developed to other truckers and transportation departments .
ground
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The service also can book air fare, ground transportation , lift tickets and more.
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Inside are instructions for finding ground transportation at more than 100 airports around the world.
official
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But the results so far are mixed, although many state transportation officials say it is too early to make definitive judgments.
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As the grim search progressed, federal transportation officials in Washington provided new details about the stepped-up scrutiny of ValuJet.
system
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The island's transportation system depended heavily on cattle.
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Such a transportation system will exert a constant demand for fuel both at the space station and on the lunar surface.
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Examples of such systems include: defence systems, satellite communication systems, transportation systems, manufacturing systems and economic systems.
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But if fuel could be made on the Moon, the transportation system would be much more economical.
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In Northern Ireland we have embarked on a major programme of investment covering all sectors of the region's transportation system .
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The de Young can not wait that long for a reluctant city to build an adequate public transportation system .
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Many places have poor electricity, water, telecommunications and transportation systems , let alone high-tech factories.
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Indeed, they must be just about the most individually specialized operating team in any transportation system .
■ VERB
include
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We also include the transportation of your main luggage from hotel to hotel.
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The cost is approximately $ 60 per person per day, including transportation and food.
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The deal includes valuable transportation to the games.
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Event begins at 9 a. m. Tickets are $ 25 per person, and include transportation and lunch.
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There are basic services, including good public transportation , sanitation, a sound infrastructure.
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The price includes air transportation , hotels, some meals and guides.
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So she is encouraging her homeowner clients to include transportation as part of the bed-and-breakfast package.
pay
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What the farmer gets is what the urban dweller pays minus transportation and distribution costs.
provide
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Minibuses will provide transportation where walking route is impracticable or inaccessible.
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Once in Breckenridge, a free shuttle system provides transportation to the mountain bases and throughout town.
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The railroad provided transportation to the eastern markets and it cut the great remaining herd in two.
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The airline also announced an agreement to provide transportation for the U. S. Ski Team.
use
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They figured out a way to adapt the seats of the bicycles that families use for transportation .
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She taught People how to use public transportation , how to open a bank account and other practical skills.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Expensive energy makes the production, transportation , and refrigeration of food more expensive.
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In recent years, Wilson and the Legislature also have diverted some transportation funds to the deficit-ridden state general fund.
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The best designs can be folded for easy transportation .
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The main priorities are: A comprehensive transportation study with a view to reducing the level of dependence on private cars.
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The non-subsistence sector of the economy needed cattle for transportation and food.
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There is obviously something extremely distressing about the whole process of transportation .
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Today transportation is much faster, shipping methods are almost an art, and collecting techniques have been greatly refined.
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White also will continue to receive a transportation allowance from the transit agency, totaling $ 7, 200.